The Schlabach Papers
| Professor Theron Schlabach of Goshen College authored two important
early works relating to the history of social insurance. His masterful
biography of Edwin Witte, "Edwin Witte" Cautious Reformer"
is both the definitive work on Witte and his career and an instructive
guide to many of the issues which arose in the early years of the
Social Security system. And his unpublished study "Rationality
and Welfare: Public Discussion of Poverty and Social Insurance in
the United States 1875-1935" is one of the best sources for
developments in the pre-Social Security era. As part of his research for these two projects, Professor Schlabach accumulated a large cache of papers, microfilm, news clippings, etc. related to his two research topics. In late 2001 he generously donated these papers to the SSA History Archives. The Schlabach Papers thus take their place among the unique research collections available in the SSA History Archives. |
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Professor Schlabach (left) and Mrs. Schlabach present his Papers
to SSA Historian, Larry DeWitt, 10/18/01. |
Inventory of the Papers |
| Collection Located in Offsite Storage Area #2.
(The Papers were processed and inventoried by our Stay-In-School Student Aid, Chinara Vaughn, during the summer of 2002.) |
| Box S-1 Folders:1-9-Schlabach Thesis Ch8 Social Security IV Advisor, Ch9 Social Security V Guardian Of Sound Principles, Chapter 10 Mediator, Schlabach Thesis Ch11- Professor, Schlabach Ch6 Social Security II: Executive Director, Ch2: Student Of John R. Commons, Ch3: Servant Of Wisconsin, Ch4: Author Of Labor Disputes Law, Ch5, Ch1- An Overall View of Social Security and its History, Ch1- Path to a Reform Career Folder:10-Post 1935 Social Security Folder:11-Schlabach- Harper Folder:12-Post-Ces Report Folder:13-Abstract Of Witte's : Cautious Reformer Folder:14-SBox S-CEBox S-Econ sec bill-House Comm. Hearings. Folder:15-Professor of Reality- Edwin Witte's Defense of the Social Security Act of 1935 Folder:16-Schlabach's notes on Witte's biography Box S-2 Folder:1- Thesis Bibliography Folder:2-Rationality and Welfare 1875-1935 Folder:3- Wisconsin Magazine of History Folder:4- Ch1- Birth of a Conflict Folder:5- Drawing the Lines of Battle Folder:6-Ch 4- Compromise Folder:7- Pensions for Professors Folder:8- Notable American Women-(Kate Macy Ladd) Folder:9-Outlines for Thesis Folder:10- The Conservative as Radical Folder:11- From Ebeneezer to Madison Folder:12- Research Cards(chart relief, org. labor, bus. leaders, muckrakers, radicals, churches, labor periodicals, post 1935, charity) Box S-3 Folder:1- Business Folder:2- Business Folder:3- Business Folder:4- Business Folder:5- Social Security Act & Employee Benefit Plans Folder:6- Academics and labor reform Folder:7- Reference Guides For Labor Research- Francis Gates Folder:8- Correspondence letters Folder:9- Correspondence letters Folder:10-Thesis on Chambers book Folder:11-History of the Movement for Compulsory Health Insurance in the U.S. Box S-4 Folder:1- SI Foreign Roots Folder:2- AAOABox S- National Conference Proceedings Folder:3- American Labor Legislation Review (Health Insurance) Folder:4- Cooperative Research and Demonstration Grant Program Box S-5 Folder:1- Misc. commentators Folder:2- Church leaders Folder:3- CSW III (Charity relief and Social Work) Folder:4- CSW IV(Charity relief and Social Work) Folder:5- CSW V(Charity relief and Social Work) Folder:6-CSW VII(Charity relief and Social Work) Folder:7- Expert Social insurance propagandists Folder:8- CSW I (Charity relief and Social Work) Folder:9- CSW VI (Charity relief and Social Work) Folder:10- CSW II (Charity relief and Social Work) Box S-6 Folder:1- Expert Social Insurance Propagandists Folder:2- Ch 11 rough draft Folder:3- SS. Unemployment comp. Folder:4- SS. Consultant plans & finance Folder:5- SS. Ideological & theoretical Folder:6- SS. Ac & financing Folder:7- Essay on sources Folder:8- Academics Folder:9- Admin. Defenders Folder:10- Pre AC Folder:11- Information itinerary Madison Folder:12- Labor law Folder:13- Bibliography General misc. Folder:14- SS material Folder:15- Schlabach Witte papers Folder:16- Procedures Folder:17- Social Philosophy Box S-7 Folder:1- Archives sources Folder:2- Literature Folder:3- Conservative attackers Folder:4- Post AC -Microfilm Box S- 1- Microfilm- John M. Glasgow- The Compulsory Health Insurance Movement in the U.S 2- Microfilm- Gordon M. Jensen- The National Civic Fed: American Business in an Age of Social Change & Social Reform, 1900-1910 3- Microfilm- Milton Farber Jr.: Changing Attitudes of the American Federation of Labor Towards Business and Government, 1929-1933 4- Microfilm- Louis Leotta Jr.: Abraham Epstein & the Movement for Social Security 1920-1939 5- Microfilm- Daniel M. Nelson: The Development of Unemployment Insurance in the United States, 1915-1935 6- Microfilm- David H. Clark: An Analytical View of the History of History of Health Insurance, 1920-1959 7- Microfilm- James T. Richardson: Growth and Development of Group Hospitalization in the United States 8- Microfilm- O.W. Anderson: The Health Insurance Movement in the U.S 9- Microfilm- American Public Welfare Association 10- Microfilm- John Bradley, 1962 Assorted bibliography cards Box S-8 Folder:1-Downing family Folder:2- Downing family Folder:3- Pensions Folder:4- Picketing Folder:5- Child Labor Folder:6- Strikes/ Disputes Folder:7- Payment of Wages Folder:8- Employment agencies Folder:9- Bakeries Folder:10- Workmen's Compensation Folder:11- Unemployment Compensation Folder:12- Paid List for Legislative Proceedings Folder:13- Newspaper clippings (employment industries) Folder:14- Law Practices Folder:15- Hours Labor for Women Folder:16- Security of Payment Folder:17-Bills in 1917 Legislature affecting Industrial Commission Folder:18- Bills in 1919 Legislature affecting Industrial Commission Box S-9 Folder:1- Wisconsin Labor laws 1913 Folder:2- Acts of 1919 Legislation affecting the Industrial position Folder:3- Acts of 1919 Legislation affecting the Industrial position (Senate) Folder:4- Light, Heat. Phone Folder:5- CES 3 Issues Folder:6- Injunctions Folder:7- LHR correspondent Folder:8- Labor law Folder:9- First draft of Chapter 5 Folder:10- OA Pensions and History Folder:11-Boyhood and Family Folder:12- Opening Pages Folder:13- Academics Witte's research cards Box S-10 Folder:1- Chapter 10 Labor Mediator Folder:2- Chapter 6 & 7 draft Folder:3- Documents Chapter 11 Folder:4- Chap 3 Notes Folder:5- Chap 2 Notes Folder:6- European Voluntary Association Folder:7- Chap 2 Folder:8- Wartime Wash NWLB Folder:9- Labor Law Postwar Folder:10- Western Union Folder:11- Minutes Folder:12-Chap 5 Notes Folder:13- WLB Folder:14- Edwin Witte Cautious Reformer Folder:15- Misc. Box S-11 Folder:1- Med & Arb General Folder:2- Chap 10 & 11 Folder:3- Foundry Cases Folder:4- Chapter Notes Folder:5- General Accounts Folder:6- Thesis filing system Folder:7- Preliminary Inventories WWI Folder:8- U.C. Discarded files Folder:9- Witte articles & addresses Folder:10- Bibliography Folder:11- Conservatives objections Folder:12-Radicals objections Folder:13- Social Insurance Theory Objections Folder:14- Legs History Box S-12 Folder:1- Post CES Folder:2-Informal Advisors Folder:3- Relief vs. SI Folder:4- Industrial Commissions & Labor Law Folder:5- Witte role ambiguous Folder:6- I.A. Structure Folder:7- The Task Folder:8- Schlabach Ch 5 Folder:9- General accounts of CES Folder:10- Thereon life article Folder:11- Legislation Reference Folder:12- UC Folder:13- OAS Folder:14- Witte's Cautious Reformer Box S-13 Folder:1- Misc. Folder:2- Misc. Folder:3- Misc. Folder:4- Misc. Folder:5- de Schweinitz Folder:6- Unions Folder:7- Rationality and Welfare Folder:8- Misc. Folder:9- Misc. Folder:10-Misc. Folder:11- Extra pages Box S-14 Folder:1- Misc. Folder:2- Misc. Folder:3- Misc. Folder:4- Chap 4 Folder:5- Experts 1st Draft Folder:6- Chap 1 Box S-15 Folder:1- Radicals Folder:2- Insurance and Fraternal orders Folder:3- P.I Folder:4- Government Box S-16 Folder:1- Misc. files alphabetized J-Z (Pauperism, Insurance) Folder:2- Misc. files alphabetized N-O (Pauperism, Insurance) Folder:3- Misc. files alphabetized M (Pauperism, Insurance) Folder:4- Misc. files alphabetized P-L (Pauperism, Insurance) Folder:5- Misc. files alphabetized S (State Charity) Folder:6- Misc. files alphabetized T-V Folder:7- Misc. files alphabetized W-Z Folder:8- Welfare Folder:9- Social Welfare Folder:10- Social Insurance essay Folder:11- Schlabach-Witte book Folder:12- Article Folder:13- Rationality Folder:14-Membership applications Box S-17 Folder:1- Misc. Folder:2- Misc. Folder:3- Misc. Folder:4- Composition book- Introduction to Civilization Folder:5- The Far East Folder:6- Recent American History Folder:7- Recent American History Folder:8- American History Box S-18 Folder:1- CIV- Scholastics Folder:2- Latin American History Folder:3- Misc. Roosevelt Folder:4- Misc. Folder:5- Suggestions for Book Review Folder:6- Sociology Folder:7- Economics Folder:8- American Government Folder:9- Small Groups Folder:10- Social Problems Folder:11- Misc.(Witte) Folder:12- Misc. (Witte) Folder:13- Masters thesis notes Folder:14- Secondary Sources Carnegie writings Folder:15- Primary Sources Correspondence Box S-19 Folder:1-Misc. Folder:2- Andrew Carnegie Folder:3- Preface (Carnegie) Folder:4- Draft of Master Thesis Folder:5- Old Age Security Folder:6- Notes on books read Folder:7- Misc. College papers Folder:8- College reading Folder:9- Sr. Seminar Draft Folder:10- Reference Book of Chemical Data Folder:11-Economics Book Folder:12- American Literature |